Knights Templar Gelée Blanc
Collector Series I
French in origin, the Hochar family arrived in Lebanon with the Knights Templar in 1139 AD & have remained there ever since! They continue to husband vineyards originally propagated at the Beaufort Castle, (Qal’at al-Shaqif), Lebanon and produce Château Musar, Blanc, a gorgeous white blend, barrel-aged Obaideh (related to Chardonnay) and Merwah (related to Semillon), native varieties from which our Knights Templar gelées are lovingly crafted
These are Gelées with a golden history as Lebanon’s Western Bekaa Valley, a shallow, fertile basin, running between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges, has been home to the vine for 6,000 years. The region’s wines are mentioned many times in the Bible (as in Hosea 14:7), and Cana, where Christ turned water into wine, is near the southern port of Tyre. It is also the site of a vast Roman temple to the wine god Bacchus.
Knights Templar Gelée Rouge
Collector Series I
Crafted from the big, bold, and juicy wine, Cabeça de Toiro, DoTejo Reserva comprised of a blend of Touriga Nacional and Castelão grapes grown in the shadow of Tomar Comando Castelo Tomar, Portugal. Guialdim Pais, Master of the Knights Templar, was the main overseer of the building of the castle (1160AD), considered as one of the largest examples of defensive architecture in Portugal. Here the Knights Templar developed vast vineyards developing the indigenous grapes for wine.
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